Brief Life History of Thomas James
When Thomas James Jones was born on 12 March 1875, in Deri, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Jones, was 26 and his mother, Mrs. Mary Jones, was 21. He married Beatrice Anne Reynolds on 13 February 1899, in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ystrad, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1901 and Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1911. In 1911, at the age of 36, his occupation is listed as coal hewer. He died on 25 September 1933, in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 58, and was buried in Treorchy, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- Thos J Jones in household of Thos Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Thomas James Jones, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
- Thos James Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
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World Events (7)
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · Welsh Industry Affected by U.S Tariff
In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
1900 · Strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry
The strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry was the longest in Wales history, lasting from November 22, 1900 to 1903. When workers in the quarry were informed that union dues were no longer being collected, they started protesting.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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